skill
IPA: skˈɪɫ
noun
- Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.
- (obsolete) Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.
- (obsolete) Knowledge; understanding.
- (obsolete) Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.
verb
- (transitive) To set apart; separate.
- (transitive, chiefly dialectal) To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
- (transitive, dialectal, Scotland, Northern England, rare) To know; to understand.
- (intransitive) To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
- (intransitive) To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
- (intransitive, archaic) To make a difference; signify; matter.
- (video games) To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.
adjective
- (UK, slang) Great, excellent.
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Examples of "skill" in Sentences
- He was skilled engineer.
- He is tactful and skilled.
- He was a skilled pugilist.
- His skills are redoubtable.
- He was skillful in subterfuge.
- The aeronaut was not skillful enough.
- He is known for his skill with the bow and his stealthy abilities.
- She had no advanced skills at the time beyond the skills of a homemaker.
- The faculty is also committed to the integration of skills into the curriculum.
- The skill was said to eventually contribute to his abilities as an orthopedist.